VENN: Adm. pens. (age 16) at PETERHOUSE, Feb. 9, 1693-4. S. of Francis, of the South Bailey, Durham. Bapt. at St Mary's, Dec. 12, 1678. School, Houghton-le-Spring. Scholar, 1694; ' Matric. 1695; B.A. 1697-8; M.A. 1701. Fellow, 1698. Ord. priest (Lincoln) June 29, 1701. Lecturer of St John's, Newcastle-on-Tyne, from 1710. R. of Whalton, Northumberland, 1710-23. Married, Oct. 12, 1710, at Houghton-le-Spring, Elizabeth Fawcett, of Newcastle. Died Oct. 23, 1723. Buried at St John's, Newcastle. (H. M. Wood.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | Subsc | Forster, Not visible | Whalton / | View | |
| 1700 | Subsc | Forster, Mattheus | / | View | |
| 1701 | Ordi(ordination) | Forster, Mattheus | / | priest | View |
| 1704 | Libc | Forster, Mattheus | Whitburne / | Curate | View |
| 1705 | Libc | Forster, Mattheus | Whitburne / | Curate | View |
| 1710 | Subsc | Forster, Mattheus | Whalton / | Rector | View |
| 1710 | Subsc | Forster, Mattheus | Newcastle upon Tyne / Parochial chapel of St John | Lecturer | View |
| 1724 | Vac(Death) | Forster, Matthaeus | Whalton / | Rector | View |